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ELLIS T. HOWARD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 406,649, dated July 9, 1889.

Application filed March 20, 1889.-

Serialllo. 303,947. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELLIS T. HOWARD, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and. useful Iniprovement in Neckties, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improvement in neckties, and has for its object to provide a shell upon which the tie may be constructed, and also to provide the shell with a removable ornamental wheel and means for actuating the said wheel; and a further object of the invention is to so construct the shell that predetermined portions of the Wheel will be visible from the front of the shell at intervals.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, aswill be hereinafter more fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is. a front elevation of a necktie constructed in accordance with my improvement. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the shell detached from the tie. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the shell online a: m of Fig 2. Fig. 4 is a similar section on line y y of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a lower edge view of the shell. 'Fig. 6 is a detail to better show the pawl and the ratchet engaged thereby.

its back with an essentially central transverse cross-bar 11, and the metal forming the back of the shell, at the top and bottom of the crossbar and at each side of the shell, is bent inward upon itself to form longitudinal bearings 12, as best illustrated in Fig. 5,whereby open spaces 13 and 14 are formed in the back of the shell-one space above and the other below the cross-bar, as bestillustrated in Fig. 2.

In the upper space 13 a transverse shaft 15 is journaled in the bearings 12, and below the said shaft 15a second parallel shaft 16 is similarly journaled. Upon the upper shaft 15, at or near its center, a wheel or disk 17 is rigidly secured, in the periphery of which a series of gems 18 is set, and in the front face of the shell an aperture or opening 19is produced, capable of displaying, forinstance, one

gem at a time. The wheel or disk 17 is adapted to be revolved by mechanism hereinafter described, and in such manner that it will turn slowly to register with the opening 19 inthe shell, exposing a different jewel at intervals. I desire it, however, to be distinctly understood that I do not confine myself to the form of wheel or disk illustrated, as the said wheel or disk may partake of any desired contour, and instead of being vertically arranged may be horizontally placed, and instead of having gems set therein the face of the disk or wheel, or, more properly, the carrier, may have produced thereon various designs or a combination of colors.

In the front of the shell and in the crossbar 11 at the back, near the lower edge of the latter, a shaft 20 is j ournaled, and to the right and above the said shaft, also in the shell and cross-bar, another shaft 21 is journaled. The shaft 20 is projected through the outer face of the shell and made to terminate in a button 22, whereby the said shaft 20'may be retated when desired.

Upon the shaft 20, which is controlled by a coil-spring 23, (shown in Figs. 2 and 5,) a master-wheel 24: is rigidly secured, meshing with the pinion 25 upon the upper shaft 21. After the spring 23 has been wound up by manipulating the button 22, it is prevented from suddenly unwindingby means of a ratchet-wheel 26, secured to the said shaft and engaged by a suitable pawl 26', pivoted upon the inner side of the shell.

Upon the shaft 21, in front of the pinion 25, a worm-wheel 27 is keyed or otherwise secured, which meshes with a gear-whee1 28, fast upon the transverse shaft 16. The gear-wheel 28 is located at one side of the carrier 17, and at the other side of the carrier, also upon the shaft 16, a spur-wheel 29 is rigidly secured; which spur-wheel meshes with a pinion 30, attached to the upper transverse or carrier shaft 15.

The movement of the carrier-shaft is regulated by an escapement 31, of any approved construction, one form of which escapement is illustrated in Fig. 4. It will thus be ob served that when the spring 23 has been wound up by manipulating the button 22 the shaft 20is revolved and motion communicated from the said shaft 20 to the shaft 21, and through the worm 27 and gear-wheel 28 to the shaft 16, and by the spur-gear 29 upon said shaft 16 the carrier-shaft 15 is revolved by the said spur-gear meshing with the pinion 30. rapidity of the revolution of the carrier-shaft is regulated by the escapement 31. carrier-shaft is revolved it is evident that the carrier 17, secured thereon, will be also revolved, whereby one design or one gem at a time will be consecutively brought to View in the front through the opening 19 in the shell, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

In constructing the tie the shell is coveredwith material corresponding to the apron, and the button 22 is covered with the same material used to decorate the shell.

I desire it to be further understood that, if in practice it is found desirable, the button 22 may be located at the inner end of the shaft 20, instead of at the outer en d, as shown, and that I do not confine myself to the particular movement illustrated for rotating the carrier-shaft.

Having thus described inyinventio n, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A form for necktie-heads consisting in a shell shaped to the contour of said head, pro- The- As the vided with parallel flanges 12 and cross-bar 11, an opening being formed in the front of the shell, a clock-work mounted between said flanges and cross-bar, a rotary carrier operated thereby and provided with peripheral ornamentations successively registering with the said front opening, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a necktie having an opening in its head and a small aperture below the same, of a rotary peripherally-ornamented carrier visible through said opening, a clock-work actuating said carrier, and a winding-shaft extending through the aperture, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with a necktie, of a shell shaped to the contour of the head of the tie and covered by the material thereof, the shell and material having registering openings, a carrier within the shell and having a series of ornaments successively registering with said openings, and mechanism within the shell for operating the carrier, substantially asset forth.

ELLIS T. HOWARD.

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